Marcelinho Paraíba

Marcelinho Paraíba
Marcelinho playing for Hertha in 2005.
Personal information
Full name Marcelo dos Santos
Date of birth (1975-05-17) 17 May 1975
Place of birth Campina Grande, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 Campinense 0 (0)
1994 Paraguaçuense 0 (0)
1994Santos (loan) 7 (0)
1995–1997 Rio Branco-SP 42 (7)
1997–2000 São Paulo 60 (15)
2000 Marseille 19 (3)
2001 Grêmio 49 (23)
2001–2006 Hertha BSC 155 (65)
2006 Trabzonspor 17 (2)
2007–2008 VfL Wolfsburg 51 (12)
2008–2009 Flamengo 7 (8)
2009 Coritiba 34 (14)
2010–2011 São Paulo 8 (1)
2010Sport Recife (loan) 23 (6)
2011–2012 Sport Recife 33 (12)
2012 Grêmio Barueri 19 (3)
2012–2013 Boa Esporte 33 (5)
2014 Fortaleza 19 (2)
2015 Inter de Lages 17 (9)
2015 Joinville 32 (5)
2016 Oeste 14 (4)
2016 Inter de Lages 9 (3)
2016Ypiranga-RS (loan) 4 (2)
2017 Treze 4 (4)
2017–2018 Portuguesa 6 (0)
2018 Treze 13 (5)
2018–2019 Perilima 2 (2)
2019 Treze 16 (3)
2020 Perilima 3 (0)
2020 Treze 2 (0)
Total 698 (215)
International career
2001 Brazil 5 (1)
Managerial career
2021 Treze
2021 Sport Lagoa Seca
2022 Oeirense
2022 Treze
2022–2023 Serra Branca
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo dos Santos (born 17 May 1975), known as Marcelinho Paraíba or simply Marcelinho, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as an attacking midfielder.

In Brazil, he is also known as Marcelinho Paraíba, which refers to the state in which he was born, as a means to distinguish himself from other players also called "Marcelinho". He was one of the best playmakers in the Bundesliga because of his extravagant skills that include his visionary passing, abundance of tricks, and his world-class technique.